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- 'Military friendly' college lists prompt concerns
- Defense secretary blasts budget cuts in Cal visit
- Israel says no decision on Middle East nuclear conference
- NJ man cleared in 2003 attempted flag burning
- DFW International Airport Bids Farewell to Final Departing U.S. Military R&R Charter Flight
- Amid gold rush to recruit veterans, concerns over rankings of "military friendly" colleges
- Trolling for Dummies
- Officials considered burying the remains of some 9/11 victims at sea
- Gazan killed as Palestinians mark Land Day
- Iraqi premier praises Baghdad summit as a 'turning point' in relations with Arab world
- West Virginia Veterans’ Benefits Attorney Calls for More Study of Effects of Multiple Deployments on Troops
- London shirtmaker acts to comfort Afghan wounded
- Romney gets Bush backing, but no sign of George W.
- 7 sentenced in Slovenia corruption trial
- Afghan village policeman kills 9 comrades
- Terror in Europe fuels immigration tensions
- Labour loses seat in by-election
- Arab summit a success for Iraq despite flaws
- Obama Fundraises at Two New England Colleges
- OPEC output at new high in March, despite Iran drop
- Premier calls Arab summit 'turning point' for Iraq
- Five Best Friday Columns
- Was Pope Benedict too soft on Fidel Castro?
- Afghanistan war critic wins UK Parliament seat
- Firebrand Galloway in shock election win
- Real triumph of Arab League summit: That it happened at all
- Dempsey: Latin America ties key to war on terror
- Iraq Shiite cleric: cancel Saddam-era UN sanctions
- Russia and the US: Friend, Foe or It's Complicated?
- Russia and the US: Friend, Foe or It's Complicated?
- War critic who demands immediate Afghanistan withdrawal wins surprise return to UK Parliament
- In Post-Gaddafi Libya, Islamists Are Rising in Influence
- 10 things you need to know today: March 30, 2012
- Wounded British soldiers on charity Everest climb
- Wounded British soldiers on charity Everest climb
- Whose Movie Is Propaganda?
- Sudan wants to live peacefully with S.Sudan, Bashir says
- Kurds struggle for recognition in Syrian revolt
- Rockets explode as Arab leaders meet in Baghdad
'Military friendly' college lists prompt concerns Posted: and that isn't just because veterans are usually good students and campus leaders. |
Defense secretary blasts budget cuts in Cal visit Posted: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told Marines and sailors on Friday that Congress would be irresponsible if it doesn't act to prevent drastic military budget cuts. |
Israel says no decision on Middle East nuclear conference Posted: |
NJ man cleared in 2003 attempted flag burning Posted: Whenever Declan Devlin got in trouble with the law as a teenager, he usually pleaded guilty to what he'd done. But one accusation would haunt him for nearly a decade, because he knew he would never commit such an act: the burning of an American flag. |
DFW International Airport Bids Farewell to Final Departing U.S. Military R&R Charter Flight Posted: Eight years of U.S. Army charters conclude with tributes and salutes |
Amid gold rush to recruit veterans, concerns over rankings of "military friendly" colleges Posted: and that isn't just because veterans are usually good students and campus leaders. |
Posted: This week, Esquire magazine joined the proud tradition of media trolling with its Sex Issue, a cocktail of self-aware misogyny, arm-chair sociology, and pinup photos that engendered near-universal disgust, resulting in lots of "buzz." The publishing world's intentional plot to "stir up the shit" and get some attention is nothing new, but every time a media organization goes trolling, it seems to get exactly the response it wants, inspiring more blatant attempts at manufacturing pseudo-controversy. |
Officials considered burying the remains of some 9/11 victims at sea Posted: An independent investigation into why the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base disposed of the remains of some victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in a landfill released new details Friday, painting a picture of "sketchy handoff communication" and repeated mistakes. |
Gazan killed as Palestinians mark Land Day Posted: |
Iraqi premier praises Baghdad summit as a 'turning point' in relations with Arab world Posted: BAGHDAD - Iraq's prime minister on Friday praised this week's Arab League summit in Baghdad as a turning point in the emerging relationship between Iraq and the Arab world. |
Posted: In light of a new report, Jan Dils of Jan Dils, Attorneys at Law, L.C., says the country owes its military members an understanding of the harm done by a decade of war.Parkersburg, WV (PRWEB) March 30, 2012 West Virginia Veterans' benefits attorney Jan Dils said today that a recent USA Today report that says military experts still do not understand the psychological effect of multiple deployments on troops should lead to a commitment to additional study. ... |
London shirtmaker acts to comfort Afghan wounded Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - Emma Willis runs a fashionable men's shirtmaking business in the West End of London. She is also deeply impressed by the bravery and sacrifice of British soldiers in Afghanistan. While the war garners grim headlines in the West and public doubts about the long and inconclusive campaign grow, there is no shortage of goodwill at home for the soldiers themselves. ... |
Romney gets Bush backing, but no sign of George W. Posted: |
7 sentenced in Slovenia corruption trial Posted: A court in Slovenia has sentenced seven people to up to two and a half years in prison each, concluding one of the biggest ever corruption cases in the small European Union nation. |
Afghan village policeman kills 9 comrades Posted: |
Terror in Europe fuels immigration tensions Posted: |
Labour loses seat in by-election Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - The Labour party lost one of its safest parliamentary seats after a by-election in northern England, in the strongest sign yet that new leader Ed Miliband is failing to cash in on disenchantment with the Conservative government. George Galloway, an anti-war campaigner in the small, left-wing Respect party, beat Labour's Imran Hussain in a result announced on Friday with more than 18,341 votes from a by-election on Thursday for the seat of Bradford West. ... |
Arab summit a success for Iraq despite flaws Posted: |
Obama Fundraises at Two New England Colleges Posted: President Obama took his re-election pitch to New England on Friday, delivering remarks at four fundraisers held at the University of Vermont and Southern Maine Community College. |
OPEC output at new high in March, despite Iran drop Posted: LONDON (Reuters) - OPEC oil output has risen in March to its highest since October 2008 as higher supply from Iraq and further recovery in Libya's production offset a drop in shipments from Iran, a Reuters survey found on Friday. Supply from the 12 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries has averaged 31.26 million barrels per day (bpd), up from 31.16 million bpd in February, the survey of sources at oil companies, OPEC officials and analysts found. The survey found that exports from Iran are falling as some buyers stop or scale back purchases because of sanctions. ... |
Premier calls Arab summit 'turning point' for Iraq Posted: |
Posted: Stephen L. Carter in Bloomberg View on Supreme Court worship After three days of oral arguments on the health care law and attention paid to the Supreme Court, it's time to "take stock," writes Carter. "Let me put the point succinctly: Our court-worship has gotten ridiculous," he writes. Drawing on his time clerking for the Supreme Court, he notes that dissecting the questions asked at oral argument rarely predicts how justices will rule. ... |
Was Pope Benedict too soft on Fidel Castro? Posted: The pontiff spent three days in Cuba and made polite calls for greater freedoms on the communist island. Should he have said more? |
Afghanistan war critic wins UK Parliament seat Posted: |
Firebrand Galloway in shock election win Posted: |
Real triumph of Arab League summit: That it happened at all Posted: Iraq held a historic summit of Arab leaders yesterday showcasing the post-war new Iraq but illustrating old rivalries in a region grappling with revolutionary change. |
Dempsey: Latin America ties key to war on terror Posted: |
Iraq Shiite cleric: cancel Saddam-era UN sanctions Posted: |
Russia and the US: Friend, Foe or It's Complicated? Posted: Mitt Romney's calling Russia the "number one geo-political foe" of America has elicited strong responses from Capitol Hill to the Kremlin, where outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev said Romney's comments smell of "Hollywood" and are not based on reality. But one thing all sides can agree on... |
Russia and the US: Friend, Foe or It's Complicated? Posted: Mitt Romney's calling Russia the "number one geo-political foe" of America has elicited strong responses from Capitol Hill to the Kremlin, where outgoing President Dmitry Medvedev said Romney's comments smell of "Hollywood" and are not based on reality. But one thing all sides can agree on... |
War critic who demands immediate Afghanistan withdrawal wins surprise return to UK Parliament Posted: LONDON - An outspoken critic of the war in Afghanistan claimed Friday that public anger over the conflict propelled him to a surprise victory in a special election for a seat in Britain's House of Commons. |
In Post-Gaddafi Libya, Islamists Are Rising in Influence Posted: Abdel Hakim al-Hassadi seems unperturbed by the fact that someone blew up his car last night. "I was at evening prayer in the mosque when it happened," he says. An unknown assailant threw a grenade under the car, sending it into flames. "I believe it was a message," he adds. "If they wanted to kill me -- they would do it in an open place." Then he offers his guests tea. |
10 things you need to know today: March 30, 2012 Posted: Foxconn is cited for labor abuses at iPhone factories, France rounds up 19 terrorism suspects, and more in our roundup of the stories that are making news and driving opinion |
Wounded British soldiers on charity Everest climb Posted: KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Five wounded current and former British Army soldiers, including one who lost an arm, depart on Saturday for the base camp of Mount Everest to try to climb the world's tallest peak for charity. The soldiers are part of a 30-climber British expedition to the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) summit. They will take the normal South East Ridge route pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa in 1953. ... |
Wounded British soldiers on charity Everest climb Posted: KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Five wounded current and former British Army soldiers, including one who lost an arm, depart on Saturday for the base camp of Mount Everest to try to climb the world's tallest peak for charity. The soldiers are part of a 30-climber British expedition to the 8,850-metre (29,035-foot) summit. They will take the normal South East Ridge route pioneered by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa in 1953. ... |
Posted: It's more than a little shocking when someone makes a movie that deals harshly with abortion. This is Hollywood after all. Abortion is a feminist sacrament. The movie "October Baby" just debuted on 390 screens and registered in eighth place for the weekend, with an estimated $1.7 million gross. |
Sudan wants to live peacefully with S.Sudan, Bashir says Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Sudan wants to resolve peacefully all disputes with South Sudan and build up good relations with the former civil war foe, President Omar Hassan al-Bashir said on Thursday, after two days of border clashes between the two countries. Newly-independent South Sudan moved out troops from Sudan's oil-producing Heglig area on Wednesday after it accused Khartoum of bombing oil fields and other areas on its side of the border. ... |
Kurds struggle for recognition in Syrian revolt Posted: ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Veteran Kurdish human rights campaigner Radeef Mustafa lived in the shadow of huge Syrian secret police compounds towering over his decrepit hometown on the border with Turkey. When security police cracked his son's head open with an iron bar in a demonstration last year, Mustafa fled. He and his family came to Turkey where he joined the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC), hoping the year-long uprising against President Bashar al-Assad would end discrimination against the country's largest ethnic minority. ... |
Rockets explode as Arab leaders meet in Baghdad Posted: BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Three rockets exploded around Baghdad on Thursday despite a massive security operation as Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki hosted the country's first Arab League summit in two decades. After years of war, Iraq's Shi'ite-led government had hoped the summit would highlight its growing stability and renewed role in the region, where Sunni Gulf nations have long been wary of Baghdad's close ties to Shi'ite power Iran. One rocket exploded on the edge of the fortified Green Zone where the Arab leaders were meeting. "The blast happened close to the Iranian embassy. ... |
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